I caught the same juxtaposition that murlough23 observed. Up and down the Central Coast to process those emotional memories.
Does "Giggling Again..." represent a sudden and =complete= processing of them. I expect not, but it does display that same rebound effect we've seen in her work before (e.g.: "Hand in My Pocket," "You Learn," "Thank U," "So Pure").
As self-aware as she is, it's hard for me to think Al doesn't see her polarizations, but I also know that most people =don't= see them, so it is possible.
"I can see the meltings of inhibition." Given her numerous expressions of interpersonal guardedness and boundary-setting (e.g.: "Right Through You," "Wake Up," "Baba," "Unsent," "Precious Illusions"), I'm not surprised to see her flip (as this culture =normally= does) from pain-soaked despondance to pleasure-seeking again.
She's done it before, and like most of us, she'll do it again.
I caught the same juxtaposition that murlough23 observed. Up and down the Central Coast to process those emotional memories.
Does "Giggling Again..." represent a sudden and =complete= processing of them. I expect not, but it does display that same rebound effect we've seen in her work before (e.g.: "Hand in My Pocket," "You Learn," "Thank U," "So Pure").
As self-aware as she is, it's hard for me to think Al doesn't see her polarizations, but I also know that most people =don't= see them, so it is possible.
"I can see the meltings of inhibition." Given her numerous expressions of interpersonal guardedness and boundary-setting (e.g.: "Right Through You," "Wake Up," "Baba," "Unsent," "Precious Illusions"), I'm not surprised to see her flip (as this culture =normally= does) from pain-soaked despondance to pleasure-seeking again.
She's done it before, and like most of us, she'll do it again.